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Wacker The Attacker · 11-01-2014 12:05PM

I always aim to leave a clean plate.

I didnt become a big fat wanker by accident

MonstaMash · 11-01-2014 12:12PM

Fast food outlet, bin it...

Restaurant, fook dat, I'm paying a service charge & leaving a tip if I'm happy...y'all can clean up that sh*t.

gg2 · 11-01-2014 12:22PM

I've never understood people clearing up their plates and stacking them, as if they are at home, in a restaurant. I worked as a waitress for years and always found it so patronising in a way, when people done this, like they were doing you a favour or something.

Legs.Eleven · 11-01-2014 01:09PM

gg2 wrote: »

I've never understood people clearing up their plates and stacking them, as if they are at home, in a restaurant. I worked as a waitress for years and always found it so patronising in a way, when people done this, like they were doing you a favour or something.

Well, they probably were and I can't see anything wrong with it. I used to be a waitress, so I make it as easy as possible for the waiter/tress to clear the plates away. I also pick up clothes that I drop off rails in clothes shops (many don't) or put them back on the hangers once I've tried them on and if I see books in the wrong place in a bookshop (having worked in a bookshop and 2 libraries), I'll put them back. You're easily patronised if you find it so tbh.

Yep, I always clear my stuff away in fast food places.

Darkglasses · 11-01-2014 01:25PM

gg2 wrote: »

I've never understood people clearing up their plates and stacking them, as if they are at home, in a restaurant. I worked as a waitress for years and always found it so patronising in a way, when people done this, like they were doing you a favour or something.

I hugely appreciated the help, especially at big weddings or other large functions. I think you shouldn't have read so much into it!

gg2 · 11-01-2014 01:43PM

Legs.Eleven wrote: »

Well, they probably were and I can't see anything wrong with it. I used to be a waitress, so I make it as easy as possible for the waiter/tress to clear the plates away. I also pick up clothes that I drop off rails in clothes shops (many don't) or put them back on the hangers once I've tried them on and if I see books in the wrong place in a bookshop (having worked in a bookshop and 2 libraries), I'll put them back. You're easily patronised if you find it so tbh.

No. Can safely say I'm not easily patronised, just that when I worked in restaurants it was part of my job and I had absolutely no problem doing it, patrons were paying for that service and I was well fit to do it. I once ran a small, extremely busy cafe were certain customers would bring their used plates cups etc up to the service counter and leave it sitting there and walk out. It just baffled me. I had staff who were highly competent at their job (this was a locally well known cafe which was notoriously busy, people would often wait outside for a table) and would have a table cleared often in seconds of people leaving, sometimes a new party would sit down while dishes were still there but they were removed promptly. It just baffled me as to why people did this. It would mean the staff member would have to leave the service counter (which we tried to avoid) to take dishes to the kitchen which was fairly out of the way (very old building, hard to explain how topsy turvy the lay out was!)
I also pick up clothes if they have fallen off the rails because its my fault and it would be extremely rude to leave it there to get in other customers way and to expect staff to pick up after me. I understand the point your making and completely respect it, but to me its a totally different industry.

Legs.Eleven · 11-01-2014 01:48PM

gg2 wrote: »

No. Can safely say I'm not easily patronised, just that when I worked in restaurants it was part of my job and I had absolutely no problem doing it, patrons were paying for that service and I was well fit to do it. I once ran a small, extremely busy cafe were certain customers would bring their used plates cups etc up to the service counter and leave it sitting there and walk out. It just baffled me. I had staff who were highly competent at their job (this was a locally well known cafe which was notoriously busy, people would often wait outside for a table) and would have a table cleared often in seconds of people leaving, sometimes a new party would sit down while dishes were still there but they were removed promptly. It just baffled me as to why people did this. It would mean the staff member would have to leave the service counter (which we tried to avoid) to take dishes to the kitchen which was fairly out of the way (very old building, hard to explain how topsy turvy the lay out was!)
I also pick up clothes if they have fallen off the rails because its my fault and it would be extremely rude to leave it there to get in other customers way and to expect staff to pick up after me. I understand the point your making and completely respect it, but to me its a totally different industry.

Fair enough but I fail to see how it's patronising. I just see it as people trying to be helpful (even if it turns out they weren't in your case).

Frynge · 11-01-2014 01:57PM

Legs.Eleven wrote: »

Well, they probably were and I can't see anything wrong with it. I used to be a waitress, so I make it as easy as possible for the waiter/tress to clear the plates away. I also pick up clothes that I drop off rails in clothes shops (many don't) or put them back on the hangers once I've tried them on and if I see books in the wrong place in a bookshop (having worked in a bookshop and 2 libraries), I'll put them back. You're easily patronised if you find it so tbh.

Yep, I always clear my stuff away in fast food places.

No they were not helping, when clearing a table I can clear everything on the table by walking around it twice and stacking everything onto my arms in such a way that I don't have to return. This even goes for a table of ten at a wedding. I understand that people are being nice by doing this but it really is an annoyance. The only thing worse is when customers try to be nice by helping remove drinks from a carefully balanced tray. I've scared a few customers with a quick sharp shout when I see them reaching for there drinks.

Legs.Eleven · 11-01-2014 02:12PM

Fair enough. I can actually remember having the same problems loading plates onto my arms and customers handing me more. Twas a bit of an annoyance alright.

Ilyana 2.0 · 11-01-2014 02:23PM

I appreciate that customers are trying to help when they stack their own plates or try to load/unload my tray for me. I just prefer to do it myself because I have my own way of stacking crockery in a way that it won't all topple over. Customers grabbing drinks off my tray annoys me a bit because it unbalances everything.

But I do get that they mean well by it.

anncoates · 11-01-2014 02:29PM

Frynge wrote: »

've scared a few customers with a quick sharp shout when I see them reaching for there drinks.

Aren't you the ray of sunshine.

Frynge · 11-01-2014 05:20PM

anncoates wrote: »

Aren't you the ray of sunshine.

when you throw €78 worth of drinks to the floor at a wedding which the owner of the hotel is attending, you get a bit touchy about it.

Someone who had left the table and came back as i arrived lifted 3 lg bulmers off the tray while i was looking in the other direction. didn't realise what had happened until i was picking things up and he was standing there with the 3 bottles. i had assumed i bumped into someone.
I still feel embarrassed thinking about it.

But i would usually hold a tray away from any customer now so as not to have a repeat and i don't really shout at them it's more a whooaa whooaa as if im trying to stop a horse.

darced · 11-01-2014 06:13PM

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[-0-] · 11-01-2014 06:49PM

I live in the states. They always box it for me without me asking.

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